Noise at Haas: Günther Steiner is required

The German-Russian Haas duo made headlines again at the back of the field in Zandvoort at the weekend. After there was another quarrel between Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin on Saturday, the Russian broke the German's front wing in a highly dangerous maneuver near the pit wall (Mazepin pulled over too late and dangerously pushed Schumacher away).

Schumacher had to pit and was lapped by Verstappen after just nine laps. This duel from Mazepin was once again extremely tough and extremely dangerous. That was the general tenor in Formula 1. Mazepin's maneuver angers Schumacher “From my point of view, that was not correct,” said Schumacher, who is usually faster than his teammate this season, about the incident in Zandvoort. But he didn't want to publicly accuse Mazepin. “It’s more his thing to complain in the media,” said the 22-year-old.

Mick Schumacher criticized his teammate. © APA/afp / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC

Internally, the discussions at Haas are likely to become interesting in the next few days. Mazepin himself found his action against his teammate “hard, but that’s how it should always be. There are no problems, but I want to be at the front.” "I was afraid. It’s really not without what Masepin is doing.” Nico Rosberg Many experts were shocked by Mazepin's action. "I was afraid. “It’s really not without what he’s doing,” said former world champion Nico Rosberg, for example. Team boss Steiner strives for neutrality The South Tyrolean Haas team boss Günther Steiner, on the other hand, tried to remain neutral – at least publicly: “It was a 50:50 story, because every driver sees his own story, I see it a little differently because it's a take and give. “ “You don’t have to become buddies or friends, but you have to become teammates.” Gunther Steiner Steiner was annoyed, but didn't want to take a side publicly: “We have to get this sorted out slowly somehow. This has to be eliminated by next season. They don’t have to become buddies or friends, but they have to become teammates.”

At Haas, planning has been fully geared towards 2022 for months. Steiner believes that his team can be at the forefront next year. That's why he tried to explain the current situation between his teammates: “It's difficult, especially this year when we're fighting at the end of the field. Your only fight is with your teammate.”

The team, Steiner assured, is working on a solution. However, this is not easy to find. “They are both young, they want to prove that they are better than the other. And that’s one of the problems you have when you bring in two rookies,” explained the 56-year-old. Mazepin's father is involved at Haas Many experts are currently speculating that Steiner does not want to publicly put the 22-year-old Mazepin in his place because Mazepin's father Dimitri finances a large part of the team. Does that mean Schumacher has to fear for his place? Probably not, because the 22-year-old German is a Ferrari junior (the Haas team relies on a Ferrari engine) and the Scuderia has no interest in its driver being treated unequally.

It has not yet been announced whether Schumacher and Mazepin will also form the driver pairing at Haas in 2022 after their recent differences. The fact is: The two will certainly no longer be friends in this life. Team boss Steiner has to slowly clear the air, at least internally, so that such incidents don't happen again in the future. Because they not only cost the Haas team a lot of money, but are also not good for the image.

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Noise at Haas: Günther Steiner is required

The Formula 1 team Haas has not yet collected a single championship point this year. This was already feared before the season. But things are simmering, especially behind the scenes. The rivalry between Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin threatens to finally escalate.

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